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From: Elmo on 7 Aug 2010 20:28
Goomba wrote:
> Last year I mislabeled a .jpeg video and now I cannot find it. The extension
> could have been named .doc or .txt, and the file name is now unknown. Is
> there any way to search for .jpeg files regardless of how they may be
> labeled? Thank you,

Also look for files created around the date it was mislabeled. That
might narrow the amount of files. Then try opening any that fit: are
familiar in name, and won't open with their current extension.

--

Joe =o)
From: News123 on 8 Aug 2010 06:23
On 08/07/2010 06:43 PM, Goomba wrote:
> Last year I mislabeled a .jpeg video and now I cannot find it. The extension
> could have been named .doc or .txt, and the file name is now unknown. Is
> there any way to search for .jpeg files regardless of how they may be
> labeled? Thank you,

Hi

You got already quite some answers.

Just a minor detail

Up to my knowledge .jpg files are always still images.

If you really search for a movie (done with a digital camera),
then the file type is probably "motion jpgeg".

Often this motion jpeg files are wrapped in an avi container.

If you use programs like file.exe
it might not return jpeg as file type, but only 'avi' or media
(though I don't know the verbosity of the windows file.exe program)



From: Paul on 8 Aug 2010 06:31
News123 wrote:
> On 08/07/2010 06:43 PM, Goomba wrote:
>> Last year I mislabeled a .jpeg video and now I cannot find it. The extension
>> could have been named .doc or .txt, and the file name is now unknown. Is
>> there any way to search for .jpeg files regardless of how they may be
>> labeled? Thank you,
>
> Hi
>
> You got already quite some answers.
>
> Just a minor detail
>
> Up to my knowledge .jpg files are always still images.
>
> If you really search for a movie (done with a digital camera),
> then the file type is probably "motion jpgeg".
>
> Often this motion jpeg files are wrapped in an avi container.
>
> If you use programs like file.exe
> it might not return jpeg as file type, but only 'avi' or media
> (though I don't know the verbosity of the windows file.exe program)
>

Which is why GSPOT, a program specific to movie identification, might
be a better choice for movies. I can't vouch for how complete the
file type coverage is on file.exe . I wouldn't expect too many movie formats
to be in there. With GSPOT's batch mode, you can dump a pile of files into
the open window, and GSPOT writes entries to an "export" file, containing
the specific identification information you want it to write out.
For example, it can output identification information in a format
you can open in a spreadsheet.

I've never used the batch capability on GSPOT, but I think people on
rec.video.desktop have used it occasionally.

Paul
From: thumbnail problems on 8 Aug 2010 15:45
This could take a little time but put *.doc and then look through what the
results are and then try *.txt and scroll through those results. You'll find
it, it will just take a little dillegence on your part.

"Goomba" wrote:

> Last year I mislabeled a .jpeg video and now I cannot find it. The extension
> could have been named .doc or .txt, and the file name is now unknown. Is
> there any way to search for .jpeg files regardless of how they may be
> labeled? Thank you,
From: Twayne on 8 Aug 2010 17:01
In news:i3krtc$333$1(a)news.eternal-september.org,
Mike S <mscir(a)yahoo.com> typed:
> On 8/7/2010 3:56 PM, Paul wrote:
>> Goomba wrote:
>>> Last year I mislabeled a .jpeg video and now I cannot
>>> find it. The extension could have been named .doc or
>>> .txt, and the file name is now unknown. Is there any way
>>> to search for .jpeg files regardless of how they may be
>>> labeled? Thank you,
>>
>> It is possible to get info on files. I have two programs
>> here that may be useful. One is specifically for movies, and if
>> you're working with movies, that is the program to use.
>> The other is general purpose, but may not do as good a job
>> identifying movie types.

....

to the OP: Yes, there are. Look for file finders or duplicate file finders
that can search based on "content" or "file contents", etc and in instead of
the file extensions etc.. Dupliicate File Finder is one such program that
can find identical files or just one file based on the "contents" only and
nothing else.
http://dff.nazrashid.com/
Very handy IMO.

HTH,

Twayne`


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